WalterWhiteOnWiki

*'''SlenderSmurf'''

*'''Mendev'''

Some of these people would soon fade into obscurity. Others will forever remain part of the '''69MoeLester420''' mythos. The server link was soon posted to the subreddit and ordinary members decided to join.<ref>Max5923 (April 3, 2022). [https://www.reddit.com/r/69Moelester420/comments/tv93z1/69moelester420_rplace_discor1/ "69moelester420 r/place discor!!1"] ''Reddit''.</ref> As is the nature with servers like these, people join, only to drift away after a while, yet one person in particular, an individual known only as '''Deez''', remained an active member of the server until its very end, despite, by his own admission, never having heard of the subreddit before joining. Godspeed, '''Deez'''.

[[File:Moe Lester Place.webp|alt=A picture of a section of the r/place 2022 canvas. It depicts a Garfield head on a blue backdrop.|thumb|The emblem of 69MoeLester420 as it appeared on the r/place canvas.]]

=== Early History ===

On April 4, '''Bufner''' joined the server.

=== The Renaissance Era ===

On May 23, ''Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy'' was released on AMC+.<ref>Roush, Matt (May 23, 2022). [https://www.tvinsider.com/1045418/prehistoric-planet-saul-ncis-neighborhood/ "Our Prehistoric Planet, 'Saul' Midseason finale and Animated 'Slippin' Jimmy,' 'NCIS' and More Season Finales".] ''TV Insider.''</ref> The Breaking Bad community went wild. Having been released so close to the season 6 finale of ''Better Call Saul'', ''Slippin' Jimmy'' was seen as a personal insult by fans of ''Breaking Bad''; a clear cash-grab meant to capitalize on the success of its sister show. It was ''Family Guy'' for kids, with none other than Saul Goodman as its face.

On July 31, '''Max5923''' suggests making an '''Automoderator''' response under every post containing the server link. Up to that point, new members could only join by following the link on a subreddit post, leading to a low member count during its first few months. While nothing was initially done to follow through with the suggestion, it was repeated so many times that it was finally implemented.

Moments later, the second realization hit.

=== The Dark Ages ===

Unfortunately, much of what happened in the following days has been lost to time, as many messages were deleted by '''Bufner''' himself without any logs to back them up. What remains, however, is not a pretty story.

Signs of distress were visible in some of '''Bufner's''' messages, yet the mods carried on.

Having been active so little, and planning on taking a break from social media anyways, '''Max5923''' decided to step down as Lead '''Moederator'''. Although he remained in the server as a mostly inactive member, on December 17 '''Max5923''' abdicated as '''Owner''' and granted full ownership of the server to '''Mr. Sex'''. As one final action before giving away ownership, another role, named '''Moewner''', was created, meant to be given to the most trusted members of the mod team. While the ownership of the server could not be shared between multiple members, '''Max5923''' wished to distribute the power among the '''Moederators''', ultimately granting the role to '''koonsbmw''', '''Walter''' and the aforementioned '''Mr. Sex'''.  

Having left the position of '''Owner''', '''Max5923''' diminished his already meager presence on the server, posting a handful of messages every few weeks before fading into obscurity. Although nothing has been heard from '''Max5923''' in months, his influence in the growth of the '''MoeLester''' mythos should not be understated. An incredible group of people got together and remain together a full year later. While we don't see you anymore, on behalf of the entire mod team I thank you for creating this server.

=== An Odd Fellow ===

[[File:KittenStomper6617Reveal3.png|300x300px|thumb|right|Reality starts to settle in.]]

[[File:KittenStomper6617Reveal2.png|238x238px|thumb|left|The realization hits.]]

The conversations on the server continued unchanged for a time. The fact that the user cared so much about the '''Moederators''' was strange as most Reddit users don't give a swag who their moderators are. Even so, it wasn't weird enough to stick in the minds of the '''Moederators'''.

All it took was a single message from the user.

The server went wild.

=== The Swag Alliance===

On January 8, '''r/LesbianInsectBrothel''' was banned from Reddit.<ref>(January 8, 2023). [https://web.archive.org/web/20230108114909/https://www.reddit.com/r/lesbianinsectbrothel/ "r/lesbianinsectbrothel has been banned from Reddit"] ''Reddit''.</ref> A sudden influx of gore videos hit the subreddit. The moderators, inactive accounts that hadn't logged into the website in weeks, took no action. It wasn't long before Reddit admins took matters into their own hands and destroyed the subreddit. The total destruction of such a large shitposting subreddit as a response to a situation no one could have predicted, made the moderators of other shitposting communities reconsider their approach to moderating, with new methods to stop would-be attackers being implemented across the website. '''r/69MoeLester420''' was no exception.

January 8 was an important day for the shitposting community. The shutdown of '''r/LesbianInsectBrothel''' echoed across the landscape and from its ashes rose new partnerships and approaches to moderation meant to stop such an event from happening again. As discussed previously, '''69MoeLester420''' was an active participant in the restructuring that occurred after the shutdown.  But nothing could prepare the people of the server for what transpired next.

It was on this fateful day, January 8, at precisely 8:40 PM, UTC±00:00, that it finally happened.

'''Bazinga''', better known by his reddit username of '''69MoeLester420''' joined the server.

===The Story of Sam and Kae===

[[File:360 monitor.png|thumb|The curved computer monitor belonging to one Samarm132. It is so wide that it forms a semicircle around the user, who, even with a complete turn of the head, will not be able to see both ends of it in a single glance. To those without functioning eyes, I feel deeply sorry for you, as you will never see something so indescribably comical that it prompted me to place it in a tangentially related wiki article.]]

The server became more active than it had ever been before as '''Kae''' and '''Sam''' started exchanging messages. With the '''SwagBalls moderators'''<ref>'''Meme_Alt_Account''' and '''Lin'''.</ref> and '''Moe''' remaining active in the following days, the server reached a new level of activity, unparalleled even by the days of '''r/place'''.

  [NOTES FOR THE FUTURE: change Kae's name, ask for any change concerning Sam's pronouns, continue the story until the end of the server, not according to chronological chapters]

Why does Sisyphus continue pushing the boulder? One might naively assume that it is the prospect of victory that compels him. Perhaps this may have been correct the first time the boulder was pushed up, maybe even the second, tenth, ten thousandth time. Yet it would soon dawn on Sisyphus that his task is hopeless. No matter how much effort is put in, the boulder will roll right back to the bottom. A question will soon be asked, what might be the point of such a task if it will always amount to failure? The pointlessness of it may prove brutal for some, for what is the point of anything if the outcome cannot be avoided? Albert Camus offers a different perspective. One must accept the absurd that surrounds us instead of trying to find a sense of meaning where there fundamentally isn't one. Sisyphus will never reach the top of the hill. Yet he continues on. He has accepted the meaninglessness of the task, and that acceptance allows him to truly live. He does not find joy in the victory he will never achieve, only to have his hopes crushed every time his progress is set back to the beginning. Instead, he finds happiness in every step he takes along the way, opting to enjoy the life that he has rather than spending this one hoping for what he may never have. And as the boulder rolls back, he takes a sigh of relief knowing he can take a break from his work, before going down to start the cycle once more. The joy comes from the task itself, not the reward that might await him, for as grueling as it all is, in the end, this boulder is his and his alone, and nothing can take that away from him. He finds meaning in living itself, no matter how pointless it may seem, for even so, his life, torturous as it may seem, is as valuable as anyone else's. In some sense, the '''Cockroach''' does the same. It is aware it will never win. So many times it has been banned instantly, yet it keeps on trying. It is the modern Sisyphus, determined to continue carrying on its endless task, as hopeless as it may seem. It does not care for the prospect of victory anymore. Instead, it finds joy in every n-word it drops, every dead child it posts. It is not the final goal that matters to it anymore, it knows more than well nothing will come out of its little stunts, it is the very process of annoying the mods that gives the '''Cockroach''' life. It is the journey that matters, not the destination. One must imagine the '''Cockroach''' happy.

[[File:PussInBootsLore4.png|thumb|316x316px|The regret was immediate.]]

===A Change in Ownership===

[[File:Moewnerlore1.png|center|thumb|934x934px|The '''Owner''' abdicates his position, his successor not yet clear.]]

===The Wojak Vore Incident===

[[File:MrSexReturn.png|thumb|358x358px|The return of '''Mr. Sex''' was very wholesome 100.]]

On March 5, Mr. Sex made his return. While most would wish for the story of their return not to be forever entangled with an event as infamous as the '''Second Wojak Vore incident''', an important development had occurred but a few days after, which had set the stage for what was to come. The previously abandoned NSFW channel had been completely rebranded, purged from any 18+ material, now instead turning into an opt-in channel for any '''non-sexual''' posts that may have been too much for #general. The idea did not last long.

It is important to note that it was well known at the time that '''Sam''' was a minor, and encouraging a person of that age to post gore porn is not considered proper reddiquette. The mods agreed. It was clear to everyone something had to be done concerning the situation at hand, and soon a trial was held in order to decide his fate and future on the server. In a decision of 4-2, it was decided that instead of simply stripping him of his mod privileges, he would permanently be banned from the server, effective immediately. Another one of many.

Discord users are annoying. While this may not be the most eye-opening revelation to most, it is important to realize that even the low-life scum that are Discord mods are not able to handle the constant presence of the losers depraved enough to hang out in a place like '''69MoeLester420'''. It was for this reason that the greatest minds of the '''Moederation Team''' banded together and decided to escape their woes brought on by the opening of the floodgates to the server. On March 9, a secret server by the name of '''███'█ ██████ ███████''', strictly classified to anyone but those deemed worthy enough by the '''Moederator Council''' to participate in. A place of complete and utter serenity, where perhaps one could finally find peace.

=== The YesCompanionImbecil Partnership ===

All good things must come to an end. The bad things must as well. On March 29, many months after its creation, the '''r/69MoeLester420''' finally reached 10 000 members. The atmosphere was surreal yet joyous, and everyone was aware big things were to come. As '''Kae''' had left the server by this point, at least partially because '''Sam''' got banned recently, '''69MoeLester420''' recently fell into a state of decline as the two most active users were no longer there to keep the place alive. The subreddit, in spite of reaching such a member count, wasn't in a much better position either. This was quite unfortunate, yet the celebration of hitting such an important milestone provided an excuse to consider new options. A '''mod purge''' was executed in order to clean up the mod staff, wiping all inactive '''Moederators''', those who have either been banned by Reddit or simply abandoned their accounts. Once that was completed ''with absolutely no error along the way,''<ref>AlienMcSim (March 30, 2023). https://www.reddit.com/r/69Moelester420/comments/126a17r/why_did_i_get_unmodded_i_had_an_old_account_here/ ''Reddit.''</ref> the brainstorming could truly begin. At first considering the idea of recruiting new mods to help revive the place, '''Mr. Sex''' soon came up with the idea to merge servers with '''SwagBalls''', with whom the '''69MoeLester420''' server had cordial relations for a few months. It was a big proposal, of course, and the first step before taking any sort of action was to put it up to a vote. The '''Moederator Council''' soon reached a conclusion, with a result of 5-0, it was decided that a deepening of relations would be offered to the sister server.[[File:TheVote.png|center|The vote confirming the merge of '''69MoeLester420''' and '''SwagBalls'''.|frame]]Within 24 hours, they accepted. The '''69MoeLester420''' mods were granted admin roles on the newly-merged server, deemed as equals, with their signature wholesome reddit funny numbers being added to the name, forming the iconic moniker of '''69SwagBalls420'''. After all that happened over the course of the past months, it was only fitting that after an entire year since it was created, almost exactly to the date, '''69MoeLester420''' would finally recover and go on to become more than anyone had hoped for at the start of all this. It was an amazing ending, and not much more remains to be said except that everyone lived happily forever after, as this is where the story ends.

With '''SwagBalls''' being a relatively chill server at the time, it wasn't surprising that the regular users would be put off by a completely new team of moderators, most of whom spent no time on the server prior to gaining admin permissions, calling everyone and everything unfunny from the moment they joined. This was the first red flag of many more to come, but simply being an asshole on the internet was not reason enough to permanently ban someone. Although such behavior did antagonize the users of '''69SwagBalls420''' against the newly-arrived '''Moederators''', this was only a signifier of the things to come.  

[[File:PostMergeLore2.png|thumb|303x303px|A rather wacky QOTD on '''69SwagBalls420'''.]]

[[File:PostMergeLore4.png|thumb|288x288px|It wasn't long before the question was called out by the other mods.]]

[[File:PostMergeLore6.png|center|The devil shivers when Discord mods lose their temper.|frame]]

=== Epilogue: Where Are They Now? ===

Since the merge, '''Moe''' has been adopted as a server mascot of sorts, reclaiming the idol status he once possessed on the old '''69MoeLester420''' server. While his omnipotence has been constrained by the fact that he is not the server owner, having been placed in the naughty corner by '''Meme_Alt_Account''' for giving away mod perms too much, he nevertheless remains an ever important figure.

'''Mr. Sex''', having left Reddit long ago, decided it was time to leave Discord as well. After many months of leaving and rejoining the '''69SwagBalls420''' server, he left for one final time, deciding to go on a pilgrimage to the dank lands of 9GAG. While he remains in contact with those who had accompanied him on this journey for so long, he seems to have left '''69SwagBalls420''' permanently behind. The server patiently awaits his return.

In the months that followed, '''koonsbmw''' was placed on a no-fly list after his many violent attempts to bring an end to '''Sam'''<nowiki/>'s. Currently on the run from federal agents, his exact whereabouts are unknown, although he does occasionally establish contact from his underground bunker in order to post incomprehensible soyjaks.

==Moederators==

*'''69MoeLester420'''

*'''Max5923''' [Missing]

*'''SlenderSmurf''' [Missing]

*'''Mendev''' [Missing]

*'''WalterWhiteOnReddit'''

*'''koonsbmw'''

*'''Berkabitz''' [Honorable discharge]

*'''samarm132'''